A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.
  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Seems fair to me. A search engine’s whole purpose is to surface real information, not made up stuff.

    Its very different than a chat bot, which also needs better rules around it, but I’d definitely hold search to a higher standard.